Currently, I am taking a course ” Master Thesis in Business Administration” which is something between course and independent work on our theses and I was thinking that it would be perhaps useful for you to see how writing of a thesis works at SLU. It is also worth noting that I am writing my thesis at the Department of Economics hence I will describe the process as it is set by this department and probably other departments have different requirements or structure.
First of all, you have to apply for the course which has 30 credits so that it spans from January until June (it depends which semester you apply for it) and it is not course as you are used to since there are (in my case) only 4 introductory seminars and then meetings with your supervisor. Otherwise you have to work independently on your thesis.
Within those seminars organised during the first days, you will find out useful information and get a better overview about what is required and what structure of thesis you should follow. Most of those things should not be new because during the whole Master program you write many essays and projects where you have to follow the rules too, however, it is always good to have more structured knowledge. These seminars are usually not obligatory but the information provided is very helpful.
There is no need to look for a supervisor ahead of time because you can be assigned to one by a course leader. Of course, if you have a potential supervisor in your mind it is good to start a discussion with her/him but in case you do not know who could be a good fit with your topic, you do not have to worry – you will get a supervisor.
In the next article I will describe the process of writing as a whole, what are the deadlines and requirements.
I believe this will be useful for you as I did not know how it works.
Denisa